Andrew O. Behnke, PhD, is an assistant professor of human development and an extension specialist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. He has served the Latino community for the last twelve years in different capacities. Dr. Behnke and Cintia Aguilar developed the “Juntos” program to help Latino families come together to make higher education a reality. He conducts outreach efforts and applied research on academic achievement among Latino youth, parent involvement in academics, stress 
and parenting, and Latino fatherhood. His life mission is bringing better attention to those factors that help immigrant Latino families succeed and thrive in the U.S. Dr. Behnke’s Vita is posted here. More about Andrew Here.
512 Brickhaven Drive, Room 240F
Directions to 512 Brickhaven
Campus Box 7606
(919) 515-9156 – office
(919) 559-8288 – cell
andrew_behnke@ncsu.edu
Cintia Aguilar is the Latino Affairs Facilitator for Cooperative Extension and the Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences. She holds a master degree in Psychology from the University of Costa Rica. She has worked with families via NC State University for the last 8 years. As the Latino Affairs Facilitator, her primary responsibilit
y is providing technical assistance to the Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences staff in how to reach out to Latino audiences, develop programs for them, and develop partnership with community agencies. Her appointment also includes supporting the overall Extension system in North Carolina in the same capability. Cintia coordinates the implementation of the Juntos program in each county/school district.
(919) 513-0311 – office
(919) 271-2466- cell
cintia_aguilar@ncsu.edu
Daniel Isenberg is the Director of the Juntos Program. He has been an educator for the past 11 years, living and teaching everywhere from Buenos Aires to Morocco. Before joining the Juntos team, Daniel spent 8 years as an ESL teacher in Durham Public Schools where he became known for his ability to reconcile differences and build community. It was during his tenure in Durham, that he acquired an understanding of the myriad of obstacles standing between low-income, Latino youth and academic success. An email forwarded from a friend of a friend brought the Juntos Program to Daniel’s school and injected parents and teacher alike with a new sense of what’s possible when we engage our community and work towards a common goal. It is this spirit of building collaborative relationships that has brought Daniel to the Juntos Program, where he and the team coordinate programs around the state designed to bring communities together around the needs and goals of Latino youth.
(919) 513-1761 – office
(919) 452-2675 – cell
juntos.daniel@gmail.com
Miguel “Mike” Figueras is a Project Coordinator for the Juntos Program. Before joining the Juntos team, spent 9 years working with at risk students as an academic adviser for Miami Dade County Public School’s Outreach program. His strong belief in the next generation and his dedication to Latino youth, led him to commence a gang prevention program called AGAPE and start service clubs at 12 high schools in Wake County prior to coming on board with Juntos. Helping students succeed is the one goal he strives for. To Mike they are not the leaders of tomorrow but the leaders of today.
(919) 513-1761 – office
(305) 205-6466 – cell
juntos.mike@gmail.com
